[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1450 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1450

    To direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a new 
    veterans benefits office in the State of Florida, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2001

 Mr. Foley (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Davis of Florida, 
Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Ms. 
Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a new 
    veterans benefits office in the State of Florida, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Florida's Veterans 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS 
              BENEFITS OFFICE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a second veterans 
benefits office in the State of Florida.

SEC. 3. REPORTS ON REDUCTION IN CLAIMS BACKLOG AT BAY PINES, FLORIDA, 
              VETERANS BENEFITS OFFICE.

    (a) Near-Term Reduction.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to Congress a report setting forth a detailed plan for reducing 
during the succeeding six months the backlog of claims for benefits 
pending at the Bay Pines, Florida, veterans benefits office of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Long-Term Reduction.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
submit to Congress a report setting forth a detailed plan for a 
permanent reduction in the backlog of claims for benefits pending at 
the Bay Pines, Florida, veterans benefits office of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
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